Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 42
तथोक्तास्ते महात्मानस्तं पश्यत महागजम् । गजतां च समासाद्य संचरंतं महाबलम्
tathoktāste mahātmānastaṃ paśyata mahāgajam | gajatāṃ ca samāsādya saṃcaraṃtaṃ mahābalam
Ainsi avertis, on dit à ces âmes nobles : « Voyez ce grand éléphant ; parvenu au troupeau, il se meut çà et là avec une force prodigieuse ».
Narrator (instruction attributed to Gaurī/Umā by context, conveyed in narration)
Scene: A colossal elephant, radiant and powerful, moves among a herd; sages watch from a distance, recognizing it as a meaningful sign rather than mere wildlife.
FAQs
In tīrtha narratives, the Divine guides seekers through visible signs that lead them toward sacred encounters and places.
The verse functions as a lead-in to the tīrtha geography later named in this passage (Saṃgameśvara/Kuṇḍikā).
None; it is a directional instruction—‘behold’ and follow the indicated sign.